Another Adventure Beckons

Like many of our previous overseas cycling adventures, this one began as our participants assembled at Melbourne Airport for a late night flight to Dubai. Although we had already completed two ridesRead more
Like many of our previous overseas cycling adventures, this one began as our participants assembled at Melbourne Airport for a late night flight to Dubai. Although we had already completed two ridesRead more
After the long flights from Australia we arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in early afternoon. After clearing immigration and baggage collection, I had organised a mini bus transfer to takeRead more
We have now had 4 wonderful days in the famous "City of Light" and today we head south to begin our cycling adventure The weather here has been amazing - high 20s and low 30s every day. This isRead more
This morning the weather in Paris turned a litle cooler as a thunderstorm broke the run of hot days, just at the same time as we were due to leave our hotels and begin the journey to Orleans.Read more
After two years of planning our French Revolutions Cycling Adventure is now really underway. Last night we all went out to the Restaurant L'Ardoise in Orleans and were treated to the most incredibleRead more
Our second day of riding took us into the famous Chateau Region of France. We were soon exploring the huge Chateau de Chambord, surely one of the most famous, but necessarily one of the prettiest,Read more
It was a fine, but windy ride from Blois to Amboise. It also was NOT flat, with several sections that had us look for our granny gears. Our hotel in Blois had a TinTin theme with numerous models andRead more
Whichever way you look at it, Amboise is a fascinating city. Since this was our first (and only) rest day for the ride, we made maximum use of our day off the bikes to explore. The most famousRead more